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39. 6 nimmt
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/432/6-nimmt

Genre/mechanics: Simultaneous card selection
Rules complexity: 1/10
Game length: 5 minutes per round
Player count: 2-10
Experience: 15+ rounds over 3-5 plays
First played: 2015

6 nimmt! is a game about getting the least number of points, as represented by beetle/bull-head symbols. (Cards have points if they are multiples of 5 or 11.) Each round, you are randomly dealt a hand of numbered cards between 1 and 104. On a turn, you choose a card, and it (along with everyone else's) is placed in order on a tableau of four card rows, depending on its number. If your card fills the card row to its limit, you take all the cards in that row and all the points printed on those cards.

I don't have a ton to say here - it's a filler that's wonderfully cerebral but incredibly interactive. One of my first games, it's never been a gaming experience like Mysterium, but it's also virtually impossible to have a negative play experience. Blind-bidding is always risky, and anticipating your opponents' moves is critical. The game's chaos level can rise rapidly with player-count, as you could be at risk of eating points on turn 1, if you happen to play last in a bucket. There's zero rules overhead and zero setup time other than randomizing and dealing cards - I'd totally play a few hands before most game nights.

Bonus question - What's your favorite playing-card-like designer game?

Hint for #38 - A game very similar in weight and "theme."
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